A stately and large, spindle-shaped, dark green vase. It pleases the eye with its shape and size (40 cm).
Simply a Scandinavian classic from the 1960s, not often on sale anymore.
Preserved in perfect condition with numerous surface scratches on the bottom (photo).
Signed on the bottom (photo).
Holmegaard, founded in 1825, is the oldest and largest glass producer in Denmark. While most of his early work is believed to be derivative and irrelevant, between the 1930s and 1980s designs by Jacob E. Bang, Per Lütken and Bang’s son, it is believed that Michael turned the company into a Danish design powerhouse. The company’s beginnings began when the Danish Count Christian Danneskiold-Samsøe asked the King of Denmark for permission to establish a glassworks. Shortly after the count’s death in 1823, the permission was granted to his widow, Countess Henriette Danneskiold-Samsøe. In 1825 she founded a glass factory in Fensmark. The factory was built on the Holmegaard peat bog, from which the peat could be made enough fuel to generate the high temperatures required in the glass furnace. Initially, the factory only produced green bottles, but soon began producing translucent glass glasses and other tableware in the 1830s, on the countess’s behest, believing that every Dane should have a beautiful drinking glass. In 1928, Holmegaard welcomed its first designer, Jacob Eiler Bang (1899-1965). Initially an architect by training, he became known as the first Danish industrial designer and creator of functionalism in Danish glass thanks to his work for Holmegaard. His design mantra “beautiful, strong, practical and cheap” formed the basis of Holmegaard’s own mission: “Every Dane should be able to have a Holmegaard glass.” In the 1920s, Bang’s functionalist designs were met with great acclaim at several international exhibitions, which helped Holmegaard to recover from serious financial difficulties. During his work at the glass factory, Bang has designed countless products that have now become collectors’ items, including the 54-piece Kunstglasservice (1928), Rosenborg Range (1929), Gisselfeld (1933), Stjerneborg (1937), some of the longest sellers of the Holmegaard collection and the Antique Green Range (1965), which was renovated in 2012 and is now known as JEB 65. From 1942 to 1998, the Danish glass manufacturer Per Lütken (1916-1998) worked in Holmegaard, breathing life into over 3,000 different designs and creating some of the glassworks most famous works, such as Provence Bowl (1955), Selandia Dish (1957), No. 5 Range (1970), Ship’s Glass Range (1971), Idéelle Range (1978), and Charlotte Amalie Range (1981 ). His arrival ushered in a new era for Holmegaard. Known for its perfectionism, Lütken’s timeless and intricate creations were the hallmark of Danish design in the 1960s and 1970s. Today, his works are still highly regarded throughout Scandinavia and beyond.
Height: 40 cm
Abdomen: 13 cm
The diameter of the inlet: 5 cm
Base diameter: 7.5 cm